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Adrian Ayalin

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<div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">MANILA — The Supreme Court is set to draft its governance framework on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the judicial process.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The drafting of the framework is aligned with the Strategic Plan for Judicial Innovations 2022-2027 of the Supreme Court.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“This initiative aims to outline guidelines for the responsible integration of AI across various areas of court operations and management,” the SC said in a statement.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/10/21/sc-ai-will-benefit-individuals-who-can-t-afford-legal-fees-1546">CJ Gesmundo: AI will benefit individuals who can&#x27;t afford legal fees</a></span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In a recent roundtable discussion with the media, Senior Associate Justice Marvic Leonen said the governance framework would provide standards for using AI in various court processes.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Leonen acknowledged the judiciary’s vital role in interpreting laws to ensure responsible and ethical use of AI technologies. </span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“We are prepared and continuously preparing for that eventuality,” Leonen said.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Leonen highlighted developments in the Supreme Court’s eCourt System Version 2.0 or eCourt PH 2.0, which aimed to digitize adjudication processes. </span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Key components of the system include eFiling and eService in civil cases in trial courts, digital case management tools for trial courts, appellate and Supreme Court management applications and digital appeals for civil cases.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Leonen said the high court has not yet fully implemented the AI systems currently in use.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The pilot testing of AI technologies includes voice-to-text transcription software for court stenographers in the Sandiganbayan and some first-and second-level courts.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/10/14/cj-gesmundo-ai-should-not-compromise-delivery-of-justice-1601">Chief Justice Gesmundo: AI should not compromise delivery of justice</a></span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Among the court processes where AI integration will be seen in the future are human resource, finance, security, legal research, document analysis, courtroom applications and case management.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“The forthcoming AI Governance Framework will incorporate ethical guidelines for AI deployment, focusing on core principles such as reliability, transparency, accountability, fairness and non-discrimination, privacy and data protection, human agency and oversight, security and safety, societal benefit, sustainability (resources and ecology), and continuous monitoring,” the SC said.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/11/pagasa-to-use-artificial-intelligence-1420">PAGASA to use artificial intelligence</a></span></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>The Supreme Court is set to draft its governance framework on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the judicial process.</p>

The Supreme Court is set to draft its governance framework on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the judicial process.

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Supreme Court to draft governance framework for ‘responsible integration’ of AI in judiciary

Adrian Ayalin,

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Published Nov 11, 2024 02:33 PM PHT

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